The latin name for the plant is gentiana scabra bunge.
Chinese herbal formula for shingles.
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It is also called longdan in japanese and chinese medicine.
The gentiana formula is based upon the chinese medicine formula called long dan xie gan wan.
For herpes zoster a modified version of the formula is used.
Acupuncture and chinese herbal medicine has proven to be very effective in treating shingles especially when in the first stages.
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You can find it online sold in capsules.
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The base formula to strengthen qi is known as four gentlemen si jun zi tang and comprises ginseng ren shen atractylodes bai zhu poria fu ling and honey fried licorice zhi gan cao.
Not only can it alleviate the excruciating pain and treat the blisters and rash but tcm treatment during an acute shingles outbreak may be able to significantly reduce the risk of post herpetic neuralgia.
Turns out it may also bring relief to people with shingles.
One is a qi tonic the other a blood tonic.
Treating your shingles rash may be one of.
Chinese herbs are useful in the rehabilitation from many chronic diseases as well.
Herpes zoster commonly known as shingles is a viral disease that presents as a painful skin rash with blisters in a contained area on one side of the body.
A reputable chinese medicine practitioner can prepare the herbal formula by boiling the plant in water.
Chinese herbal therapy can also be valuable following cancer treatment to aid the body s recovery from the after effects of chemotherapy and or radiation.
Honey has many uses.
The formula is thus referred to as the gentiana formula.
Sheng di 20g hei shan zhi 15g long dan cao 10g huang bai 10g chai hu 10g huang qin 10g che qian zi 10g ze xie 10g mu tong 10g sheng gan cao 10g jin yin hua 10g lian qiao 10g ye ju hua 10g zi hua di ding 10g pu gong ying 10g.
Manuka honey and clover honey.
By reducing inflammation in the skin gentiana scabra minimizes pain and promotes healing.